Article of headwear



Nov. 11, 1958 IQGAICHEL ARTICLE OF HEADWEAR Filed April 30. 1956INVENTOR. .PEHRL G'A/CHE'L 3?; 62m

ATTORNEK United States atent O ARTICLE OF HEADWEAR Pearl Gaichel, SanFrancisco, Calif.

Application April 30, 1956, Serial No. 581,737

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-199) The present invention relates to improvements inwomens headwear, and more particularly to a novel visor which is used incombination with a scarf to provide an attractive and serviceable headcovering.

In many countries scarfs are commonly used as head coverings. The usualpractice is to fold a square scarf into triangular form and then tie itaround the wearers head. By attaching a visor to the long folded edge ofthe scarf, an eye shield may also be provided.

The present invention provides a novel article of headwear designedparticularly for outdoor use while motoring, sailing, or otherwiseparticipating in activities requiring a suitable head covering to keepthe hair in place. My invention embodies a combination scarf and visor,the visor being provided with novel gripping means which holds the visorin a securely attached position with respect to the scarf when thelatter is tied around the wearers head. The gripping means of the visoris adapted to release the scarf automatically when the latter is untiedand removed from the wearers head. The visor being readily attached toand detached from a scarf,

makes it possible to substitute one scarf for another, therebypermitting a variety of different colored scarfs to be worn withoutaltering the construction of either the visor or any of the scarfs.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a novel articleof headwear comprising a combination scarf and visor which provide ahead covering for holding the hair in place and also a sun shield forprotecting the face and eyes of the wearer.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel visor whichembodies releasable gripping means for securing the visor to a scarf,such gripping means being actuated into gripping relation with the scarfwhen the latter is draped around the wearers head and tied together atits ends.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel visor of thekind characterized, one which is adapted for use with a scarf to providean attractive and serviceable article of headwear, and one which employsnovel scarf attaching means permitting the convenient substitution ofone scarf for another so as to make it possible for one to wear adifferent colored scarf for different occasions or with differentdresses.

Other and further objects of my invention will be pointed outhereinafter, or will be obvious to one skilled in the art upon anunderstanding of the present disclosure. For the purpose of thisapplication, I have elected to show herein certain forms and details ofan article of headwear which is representative of my invention; it is tobe understood, however, that the embodiment of my invention herein shownand described is for purposes of illustration only, and that thereforeit is not to be regarded as exhaustive of the variations of theinvention in the art.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view, partly in section, of an article of headwearembodying my invention, showing parts of the visor and also the scarfbroken away;

provide the gripping action for attaching the visor to the scarf.

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Referring to the drawing, the articleof headwear embodying theprinciples of my invention comprises a visor designated by A, and ascarf B which may be either a square-shaped scarf folded into triangularform or a onepiece triangular scarf.

The visor A comprises two (2) half-moon shaped up per and lower panelsor plies 1 and 2 of cloth or other flexible material which are sewed orotherwise suitably attached together at their outer edges and whichprovide a large pocket therebetween for holding a normally fiatstifiening member 3 of plastic material or the like. The panels 1 and 2are superimposed one upon the other and are formed adjacent theirstraight edges with similarly shaped opposed elongated closed pockets 1aand 2a respectively, such pockets being formed by turning the straightedge portions or outward extensions of the panels inwardly to formopposed superimposed plies. The pockets 1a and 2a are superimposed oneupon the other and are unattached to one another at their outer ends andat their outer edges so as to make possible a hinge-like movement towardand from each other along or near a longitudinal line of stitching 4which extends through the superimposed plies and closes the innerlongitudinal edges of the pockets and secures the panels together andconnects the pockets longitudinally along the inner edges. The pockets1a and 2a each contain an elongated flexible strip 5 of flexible plasticor steel material which is normally flat but which may be bent into theform of a how when the visor is being worn, as shown in Fig. 2.

Engaging with the outer ends of the flexible strips 5 and arranged tourge them toward each other are spring clips 6, which are positionedbetween the panels 1 and 2 and are thereby concealed. The spring clips 6have opposed legs 6a which are urged toward each other by a U-shapedconnecting spring portion 6b.

In the form shown on the drawings, the panels 1 and 2 along longitudinalstraight creases 1b and 2b are turned inwardly to form the pockets 1aand 2a, the inwardly turned edge portions of the panels being securedtogether and to the panels themselves by means of the stitching 4.

The structure comprising the pocket 1a and the flexible strip 5 enclosedthereby constitutes one of two elongated gripping members while thestructure comprising the is made preferably from a rectangular scarf Bwhich is folded into triangular form, or if so desired a triangularpiece of material may also be used.

The visor A is attached to the longitudinal edge of the scarf B midwaybetween the ends of the same. The creased longitudinal edge portion ofthe scarf B is inserted between the pockets 1a and 1b while the latterare manually held apart against the tension of the spring clips 6. Uponreleasing the pockets 1a and 1b, the latter are brought into firmgripping relation with respect to the scarf B by the spring clips 6,thereby normally holding it against its release.

When the article of headwear is to be worn, the scarf is plac'ed; overthe head with the triangular rear portion thereof extending rearwardly,and the visor positioned" with the lower pocket 2a engaging with thewearers forehead. The two side portions of the scarf are drawn tightlydowm along the sides of the wearers' head' and tied together eitherbehindthe' head or under the chin. When: the corners are" thus tiedtogether, the: visor assumes a bowed or curved shape, and the pockets Iaand 2a: and the flexible strips 6- therein also become bowed, therebycausing the engaged scarf-B'- to be more firmly gripped andtsecuredagainst detachment from the visor.

When the article of headwear is removed from the wearerslhead; the scarfmay be'easily detached from the visor. and replaced; by another scarf ifso desired. While thetvisor is showne asbeing used in combination with ascarf, it is to be noted that a cord or elongated strip maybe: insertedbetweenthe gripping pockets Ia and 2a and: employed: in the mannerdescribed as means for securing: the visor inl place on the wearershead.

What I claim: is:'

1. In an article of headwear, a stiff-and bendable visor having a'curved edge and an elongated, substantially straight edge, apair ofopposed elongated stitf and bendablegripping: members superimposed oneupon the other and? flexibly connected together along adjacentlongitudinal edges, the gripping members being also connected to thesubstantially straight edge of the visor along their same adjacentedges, the gripping members extending longitudinally along thesubstantially straight edge of the visor and arranged for hinge-likemovement toward and away from each other, and spring means urging thegrip ping members toward each other.

2. In an article of headwear, a stifi and bendable visor having opposedsubstantially half-moon shaped flexible panels superimposed one upon theother and connected together along their outer edgespthe panels havingflexible outward extensions folded back upon themselves to form two (2)elongated closed flexible pockets superimposed one uponthe other, thepockets being connected together along their inner adjacent longitudinaledges, and such pockets being disconnected along their outer edges andat their ends, whereby the pockets are arranged for hinge-like movementtoward and away from each other, an elongated stiflf and bendable stripfitting in each pocket, and spring means urging the pockets and stripstoward each other.

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